Questions about Names of Hell

You Ask:
There are so many names for hell. Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, and Hell. My
question is this, which ones are pretty much the same, and which ones are the
different end punishment. Is these names different names for the same place,
or do they all have a purpose?

Answer:
They are all basically the same. They all refer to the same place, "HELL". Below are definitions from
Strong's Hebrew, Greek dictionary. The AV represents the Authorized Version, which is the KJV.
Followed by the word the Hebrew or Greek word is translated as, and the number of times translated as
that word. Then the definition or meaning of the Hebrew or Greek word. I believe that I gave some of this
to you in a previous email, however, this may be more clear than the previous email.

I hope this will clear up your questions about Hell. Sheol is a Hebrew word, Hades, Gehenna, and Tartars
are Greek words. If you have the Hebrew and Greek fonts on your computer then the parts immediately
following the Strong's number should show in one of these two languages, that is, if your browser will
recognize it, otherwise they will show as gibberish. "AV" is Authorized Version = KJV 1611. Words
following the "AV" show the "Word" this was translated as, and the number of times translated as that
word, ending the line with the total times used in the Bible

1) name Hades or Pluto, the god of the lower regions
2) Orcus, the nether world, the realm of the dead
3) later use of this word: the grave, death, hell

In Biblical Greek it is associated with Orcus, the infernal regions, a dark and dismal place in the very
depths of the earth, the common receptacle of disembodied spirits. Usually Hades is just the abode of the
wicked, #Lu 16:23; Re 20:13,14; a very uncomfortable place. TDNT.

Gehenna is the Greek word is usually translated as "Hell" and has the same meaning. The word
"Gehenna" is not in the Bible as such, but is always translated as Hell, or Hell Fire.

Strong's Greek #1067 geenna geenna gheh'-en-nah

of Hebrew origin Mnh-ayq, 01516 and 02011; TDNT-1:657,113; n f

AV-hell 9, hell fire+3588 +4442 3; 12

1) Hell is the place of the future punishment call "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the
valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and
burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction.

Sheol is a Hebrew word which means "the unseen state", and is usually translated as "Hell",
"Grave", and "Pit".

Strong's Hebrew #07585 lwav sh@'owl sheh-ole'or lav sh@ol sheh-ole'

from 07592; TWOT-2303c; n f

AV-grave 31, hell 31, pit 3; 65

1) sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
1a) the underworld
1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead
1b1) place of no return
1b2) without praise of God
1b3) wicked sent there for punishment
1b4) righteous not abandoned to it
1b5) of the place of exile (fig)
1b6) of extreme degradation in sin

Tartarus is a Greek word and is used only once in the Bible, in 2 Peter

Strong's Greek #5020 tartarow tartaroo tar-tar-o'-o

from Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hell); ;v

AV-cast down to hell 1; 1

1) the name of the subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of
the wicked dead, where they suffer punishment for their evil deeds; it answers to Gehenna of the Jews
2) to thrust down to Tartarus, to hold captive in Tartarus

And the following are notes about Hell, which I gave you in a previous email with comments

Hell

Derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are
three words so rendered:

The Revisers have retained this rendering in the historical books with the original word in the margin,
while in the poetical books they have reversed this rule. In thirty-one cases in the Authorized Version
this word is rendered "hell, "the place of disembodied spirits. The inhabitants of sheol are "the
congregation of the dead" #Pr 21:16 It is:

The Greek word hades of the New Testament has the same scope of signification as sheol of the Old
Testament. It is a prison #1Pe 3:19 with gates and bars and locks #Mt 16:18 Re 1:18 and it is downward
#Mt 11:23 Lu 10:15 The righteous and the wicked are separated. The blessed dead are in that part of
hades called paradise #Lu 23:43 They are also said to be in Abraham's bosom #Lu 16:22

Gehenna, in most of its occurrences in the Greek New Testament, designates the place of the lost #Mt
23:33 The fearful nature of their condition there is described in various figurative expressions #Mt 8:12
13:42 22:13 25:30 Lu 16:24 etc.